13.08.080 Violation—Penalty.
A. Any person who violates Chapter 5 of Title 19 of the Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended, or any permit, rules or orders adopted under or pursuant thereto, or any person who violates the wastewater control rules and regulations adopted by the SVWRF, upon showing that the violation occurred, is subject, in a civil proceeding, to a penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars per day.
B. Pursuant to Title 19, Chapter 5 of the Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended, and the SVWRF wastewater control rules and regulations, a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars per day shall be assessed against any person who wilfully or with gross negligence:
1. Discharges pollutants in violation of any condition or limitation included in a wastewater discharge permit or contract issued pursuant to any applicable law;
2. Discharges pollutants in violation of Section 19-5-107(1), Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended;
3. Violates Section 19-5-108, Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended or any requirements adopted pursuant thereto;
4. Violates Section 19-5-113, Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended;
5. Violates a pretreatment standard or toxic effluent standard adopted for the SVWRF, or the city.
C. In addition to the penalties outlined in subsection (B) of this section, a violation of any provision of this chapter constitutes a class B misdemeanor carrying with it the maximum punishment permitted under the laws of Utah.
D. In addition to any criminal penalties imposed on a person convicted under this section, the person may be enjoined from continuing the violations.
E. Each day on which a violation occurs is a separate violation under these subsections.
F. Any person twice convicted under subsection (B) of this section or Section 19-5-115, Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars per day.
G. In addition to all other remedies available, the joint administrative board of the SVWRF may authorize the commencement of a civil action for any appropriate relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, for any violation or threatened violation of the SVWRF rules and regulations or any of the provisions contained within Chapter 5, Title 19 of the Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended, which are by this reference deemed implemented as a part hereof by the city pursuant to Section 19-5-115, Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended.
H. Any person who knowingly makes a false statement, representation or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained under Chapter 5 of Title 19 of the Utah Code Annotated, or by any permit, rule or order issued pursuant to it, including but not limited to any rule, regulation, order or permit adopted or issued by the SVWRF, or who falsifies, tampers with or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under Chapter 5 of Title 19 of the Utah Code Annotated, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both. (Ord. 2018-09 § 1 (Exh. A (part)); Ord. 7-23-91B § 1 (part))